The YWCA of Peoria has been serving the community since 1893 through various housing and social services programs. It provides emergency shelter, transitional housing, affordable housing units, and other programs to help women, children, and families move from homelessness to stability and self-sufficiency. The YWCA aims to eliminate racism and empower women through economic, educational, and social programs. It relies on community support and volunteers to continue its mission of providing vital resources.

1. Change for Everywoman
Hope for everyone
Sustaining the Vision
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2. Peoria’s YWCA got its start in 1893 and today serves
hundreds of families from four locations through our
Comprehensive Emergency Services Programs.
The Young Women’s Christian Association is the nation’s
oldest and largest women’s membership movement,
serving two million women, girls, and their families.
“Families are served through the ywca Peoria
Comprehensive Services programs through a
continuum program that starts at getting them off
the street, works with them addressing their needs
but at the same time getting to the root of the
problem, giving them long-term stability”
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3. Our Mission
ywca Peoria is dedicated to
eliminating racism, empowering
women and promoting peace,
justice, freedom and dignity for all.
MISSION: To Eliminate Racism and Empower Women

4. Our Vision
We are an active, vibrant, well-organized
organization, fulfilling the needs of women in our
community, eliminating sexism and racism and
empowering women and families to make changes in
their daily lives through economic empowerment,
education and self-awareness, social empowerment
and providing basic material needs.
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5. Our services are located throughout the community. We are committed
to providing emergency, transitional and sustaining housing to families in
the Peoria area. We are located in downtown Peoria, in the warehouse
district near the ball diamond, in the near Northside valley, and on the
west side of Peoria in the Wardcliffe neighborhood.
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6. Can you imagine having no where to sleep???
What if you had your 2 & 3 year old children with
you???
The face of homelessness is NOT the man you
see standing on the corner asking for change. It
is women, children & families!
The average age of a homeless person in our
area is 10!
Our programs offer an answer:
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comprehensive emergency services program

7. The ywca operates our homeless emergency shelter
and the ywca Village transitional housing program on
the 3rd, 5th. 6th & 7th floors of the Dream Center Peoria
facility!
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8. The ywca emergency housing shelter is housed in the
Dream Center Peoria building, on the third floor.
The average
age of a
homeless
person in our
area is
10 YEARS
OLD!
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9. The ywca emergency housing shelter is housed in the
Dream Center Peoria building, on the third floor.
The ywca YHouse
emergency shelter is a
vital component of the
network of services
provided to families
who are homeless in
the Peoria area.
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10. The ywca Village transitional housing program has 13
family apartments. It also has 8 additional units which
can house 24 single women. A person can live in
transitional housing for up to 2 years.
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11. The ywca Peoria offers a
continuum of services,
beginning at ground level,
just getting women,
children & families to
safety and off the streets.
Our case managers then
begin working to target
the reason for their
homelessness and placing
them within one of our
many programs that will
guide them to self-
sufficiency permanently.
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12. Can you imagine working a 40 hour a week
job, but still not being able to find safe,
affordable housing??
Can you imagine looking for decent housing to
raise your children and only finding housing
out of your price range??
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13. We offer an answer:
Woodbine Apartments offer affordable housing for
low-income families – provided by the ywca
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14. Woodbine Apartments has 13 units with one
handicapped accessible–facility is operating
at capacity.
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15. Glen Perry Permanent Supportive Housing
“Women and their families
need a safe and secure
home in close proximity to
employment opportunities
and good schools”
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16. Affordable Housing for women and
children
• A new permanent housing complex in the
near Northside for families graduating from
our Village and other transitional housing
programs.
• Six new duplexes located on Wayne and
Glendale Streets in the North Valley.
“Women and their families need affordable housing with
services.
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17. “The YWCA of Peoria has always provided housing for women
since our inception in 1893!”
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of peoria GlenPerry site

18. The ywca renovated this four unit facility and is
housing 4 single adult women who were homeless.
The building is adjacent to our GlenPerry
development on Morgan Street.
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permanent supportive housing units.

19. Can you imagine not being able to take a
shower or wash your clothes??
Can you imagine not having a phone number
to give a prospective employer??
Can you imagine not having an address so
you can receive important mail??
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20. We have an answer:
Peoria Community Connections Center – operated by the
ywca Peoria – offers alternatives to the Street for many
homeless individuals and provides basic services.
826 SW Adams St.
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21. Peoria Community
Connections Center –
ywca provides a
connection to prevention
services for those in
needs in the Peoria area.
Our facility is the first
step in getting people off
the streets, into
emergency services 826 SW Adams St. near the
and/or referrals to other ball diamond in downtown
appropriate agencies. Peoria
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22. Past, Present, Future
The ywca Peoria is 120
years old!
Our history and mission guide us
into the future.
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23. ywca Leader Luncheon & Legend Reception,
we honor Women Leaders!
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24. YWCA depends upon volunteers to tell our story of
service and Mission.
Day of Caring volunteers
Chairperson Myra Peitzmeier
and volunteers at the Spring
Home Builders Show
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25. ywca of peoria Community Support

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27. For information
regarding how you can
become involved with
the ywca Peoria, please
visit our website:
www.ywcapeoria.com
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28. ywca Peoria is committed to change and
to making a difference in our community.